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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 38 · 40 questions
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Memory tip (Each item pulls the next): Steps: picture the first item → link it to the next item → keep linking in order → replay the story. Use actions, not places: “a pen stirring tea in a cup” beats “a pen near a cup”. Every item needs its own link; skip one and that item is lost.

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  1. 1.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a kettle; the kettle rolls into a mirror; the mirror chases a parrot; the parrot falls into a violin. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) fan (b) mirror (c) parrot (d) kettle
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a coconut; the coconut sits on a guava; the guava falls into an urn; the urn sings to a violin. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) violin (c) umpire (d) urn
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a tiger; the tiger pulls a lemon; the lemon tickles a guava. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) monkey (b) bucket (c) tiger (d) guava
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a cat. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) cat (b) doll (c) lemon (d) fan
  10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
  13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a rope; the rope chases a kite; the kite jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) rope (c) kite (d) cat
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a doll; the doll chases a duck; the duck crashes into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) doll (b) inkpot (c) lemon (d) anchor
  16. 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a jug; the jug chases an onion; the onion sings to a van; the van rolls into a tent. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jug (b) tent (c) van (d) ball
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into an owl; the owl falls into a net. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) flute (b) pillow (c) goat (d) owl
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on a ball; the ball bounces onto a duck; the duck rolls into an urn; the urn pulls a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) urn (c) kite (d) duck
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a nest; the nest tickles a rose; the rose falls into a watch; the watch chases a vase. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) vase (b) ice cream (c) nest (d) rose
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a banana; the banana pulls an orange; the orange rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) kite (c) banana (d) lemon
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases a jug; the jug jumps over a flute; the flute pulls an urn; the urn bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) flute (b) jug (c) frog (d) mirror
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles an orange; the orange bounces onto a bucket; the bucket rolls into a lemon; the lemon sits on an ant. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) lemon (b) orange (c) bucket (d) mango
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a wallet; the wallet pulls a ball; the ball falls into a ladder; the ladder sings to a drum. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ladder (b) wallet (c) ball (d) anchor
  28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over a radio; the radio falls into a frog; the frog bounces onto an apple; the apple chases a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) frog (b) radio (c) apple (d) tiger
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a fan; the fan bounces onto a guava; the guava chases a jalebi; the jalebi sits on an orange. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) wallet (b) jalebi (c) guava (d) fan
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a ladder; the ladder sits on a rose; the rose bounces onto a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) rose (c) jalebi (d) radio
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over an onion; the onion bounces onto a violin; the violin chases a nest; the nest sings to a guava. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) violin (b) nest (c) guava (d) onion
  33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
  34. 34.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a watch; the watch tickles a nest; the nest sits on a net; the net rolls into a cat. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) ice cream (b) watch (c) net (d) nest
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into a tiger; the tiger pulls a fan; the fan sits on a watch. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) fan (d) tomato
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a cat; the cat pulls a duck; the duck crashes into a rose; the rose rolls into an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rose (b) glass (c) anchor (d) duck
  38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a rope; the rope pulls a tent; the tent falls into a fan. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) ladder (c) rope (d) fan
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a monkey; the monkey rolls into a duck; the duck falls into a lemon; the lemon sits on a sock. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) monkey (b) lemon (c) goat (d) duck

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. picture the first item
  3. step 1
  4. keep linking in order
  5. mirror
  6. picture the first item
  7. urn
  8. guava
  9. lemon
  10. that item is lost
  11. link it to the next item
  12. link it to the next item
  13. replay the story
  14. rope
  15. lemon
  16. the pen stirring tea
  17. van
  18. step 2
  19. flute
  20. keep linking in order
  21. urn
  22. vase
  23. funny actions
  24. kite
  25. mirror
  26. mango
  27. wallet
  28. step 4
  29. apple
  30. guava
  31. jalebi
  32. onion
  33. picture the first item
  34. each link leads on
  35. ice cream
  36. tomato
  37. duck
  38. picture the first item
  39. ladder
  40. duck

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